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Manu Dibango (born December 12 1933 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian saxophonist and vibraphone player. He developed a musical style fusing jazz and traditional Cameroonian music. He is a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, though his mother was a Duala.

He has collaborated with many musicians, including Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell and Sly and Robbie.

His "Soul Makossa" is often considered the first disco record (Jones and Kantonen, 1999).

Partial discography

Soul Makossa (1972) Unidisc
Oboso (1973) London
Makossa Man (1974) Atlantic
Makossa Music (1975)
Manu 76 (1976) Decca
Super Kumba (1976) Decca
A l'Olympia (1978) Fiesta Records
Afrovision (1978) Island
Sun Explosion (1978) Decca
Gone Clear (1980) Mango Records
Ambassador (1981) Mango Records
Electric Africa (1985) Celluloid
Afrijazzy (1986)
Deliverance (1989) Afro Rhythmes
Happy Feeling (1989) Sterns
Rasta Souvenir (1989) Disque Esperance
Polysonik (1992)
Live '91 (1994) Stern's Music
Wakafrika (1994) Giant
CubAfrica (with Cuarteto Patria) (1998)

Reference

Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi (1999) Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books. ISBN 1556524110.

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